Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

42 reviews

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The book was very calming even though it depicted terrible things at times. I liked how the book offers a glimpse into life in the Caribbean and of Caribbeans emigrating to the UK in the 1970s and 80s. 
A family of people who all have secrets discover through flashbacks what had happened in their mothers life.
The end of the book felt a little rushed. Every character got their ending quite quickly. I would have preferred a more open ending

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

tetrootz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual violence, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Rape, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

schausjk's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Biphobia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Misogyny

ptoridactyl30's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Slavery

haleysversion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Rape, Homophobia, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

amgarrido's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Delectable; appeals to every sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape

falltumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Biphobia, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

jedore's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Rape, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

moniipeters's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book covered A LOT, possibly too much...identity, racism, colourism, environmental topics, immigration, gender roles/expectations, sexuality, colonization, food culture, the list goes on and on. I thought this would be an easy 5 star read and while I found some of the topics relatable (I am a first generation Canadian born to parents from the Caribbean) this author did not leave enough up to the imagination and assumptions of the reader. Everything was explicitly told in the story, often with great repetition. For me, this watered down the emotion and poignancy of the story. The narrative was relatively predictable and at times a little too convenient. I liked that this was rooted in the lived truths of many people from the islands and I could sense that as I was reading, but I think the author too often took the easy road for her storytelling. 

The narration was perfection, and I would highly recommend this format based on that alone. I will say that the organization of the book is strange and confusing...a lot of very short chapters with sometimes unique chapter titles, sometimes just the character's names. And the back and forth jumping between timelines was not well executed. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives but again, I think the author could have done without telling the reader exactly what every character was thinking at every scene.

Overall, this was good but maybe better suited for those who do not personally connect to a story like this. Also, I really wish she had included a black cake recipe!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Murder

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